Word: schmalz
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Love for You (Red Norvo; Vocalion). Schmalz-of-the-month...
Sung with neither smirk nor schmalz by onetime Preacher Frank Luther and a few assistants, these songs give a clearer glimpse of the old-time U. S. than many a ponderous history book. The U. S. soldier of the 1860's sang about his girl (Lorena), his mother (Who Will Care lor Mother Now?), his pesky bumps & bruises (Eating Goober Peas, A Life on the Vicksburg Bluff) as simply, sentimentally and humanly as his grandson did in the World War. Sample (North...
Schulze on Schmalz...
Three weeks ago I read your article "Schmalz" [TIME, Jan. 30] and I was terribly disappointed. Having no intention of becoming an official heckler I tried to forget about it. But every time I hear We, the People on the radio I must think again: "schmalz" and I feel miserable all over. ... I talked it over with a girl with whom I hardly ever agree on anything but she thinks too that you made a mistake. We are both Germans and we should know. I for instance would call "schmalz" an especially sacchariny tenor-voice or a speaker who puts...
...taken the dog, promising to give him a good home. Now Scooty knew a few tricks, and she was sure the aunt would let tiny Tim take him back if only Scooty could be allowed to bark to Auntie over the radio. This was just the sort of schmalz We, the People wanted, but when the woman arrived, after due publicity she brought no dog. Suspicion was that there had never been one. But the show went on, with a rented dog who yelped convincingly enough when the sound effects man pulled his tail...